diff --git a/app/controllers/vm_common.rb b/app/controllers/vm_common.rb
index 5a0006b0610..4bf9a8fafaa 100644
--- a/app/controllers/vm_common.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/vm_common.rb
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def show(id = nil)
       end
     elsif @display == "compliance_history"
       count = params[:count] ? params[:count].to_i : 10
-      @ch_tree = TreeBuilderComplianceHistory.new(:ch_tree, :ch, @sb, true, @record)
+      @ch_tree = TreeBuilderComplianceHistory.new(:ch_tree, :ch, @sb, true, :root => @record)
       session[:ch_tree] = @ch_tree.tree_nodes
       session[:tree_name] = "ch_tree"
       session[:squash_open] = (count == 1)